Geometry PreTest

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1.   At what points do the following curves intersect:  y = x2 + x -2   and  y  - 7x – 5 = 0.

 

a) (-1,-2)  and (7,7)   b) (-1,-2) and ( 7,54)    c) (7,54) and (1,-1)  d) they don’t intersect

 

2.  What is the distance between the points   (7,9)   and  (2,-3) ?

 

a)  17          b)  13           c)  5            d)  10

 

 

3.  Where is the center of the circle whose equation is   x2 – 10x  + y2 + 8y = 8 ?

a)  (0,0)          b)   (7,0)         c)  (-5,4)            d)  (5,-4)

 

4.      What is the radius of the circle from Problem #3?

a)  49          b)   7         c)  8            d)  10 

 

5.      A portion of the arc of a circle has a central angle of 10 degrees and a radius of 8 units. How long is the arc?

 

a)   80             b)   16 π           c)           d)   4π/9

 

6.  What angle with the positive x axis does the following line make:   y –x = 9 ?

a)    10 degrees         b)  45 degrees      c) 60  degrees           d)  30 degrees

 

7.  What is the equation of the straight line through the points  (3,2)  and  ( 15, 8)?

 

a)   y = -6x + 1          b)  y = 2x + 6           c)  2y = x + 1           d)   y = 2x -4

 

8.  Where is the vertex of the following parabola?   8y – x2 – 10x = 1 

a)  the origin  b)  (0,1/8)       c) (5, 3)    d)  (-5,-3)

 

9.      What conic section is described by the following equation

 

x2 + 19y  + 8x – 4y2 = 1

 

a) parabola      b) circle  c) hyperbola   d) ellipse

 

10.   What conic section is described by the following equation

 

y2  + 8y  -8x + 4x2  + 1 = 0

 

a) parabola      b) circle  c) hyperbola   d) ellipse